'Resolved': Shane Jacobson and former manager settle out of court

Entertainer Shane Jacobson has settled a six-figure legal battle with his ex-manager at the 11th hour.

The 49-year-old actor was due to front Melbourne's County Court on Tuesday to defend himself against claims he did not pay his former manager and publicist, Deb Fryers, an appropriate commission for securing him a string of on-and-off screen roles in 2018 and 2019.

Shane Jacobson in a scene from the film Brothers' Nest.

Jacobson became a household name in 2006 after starring in the cult mockumentary film Kenny. He has since gone on to host popular reality program Little BigShots, strip-off in Network Seven's The Real Full Monty and even star in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Ms Fryers, who helped oversee Jacobson's rise from local actor to prime-time TV host, sued the Kenny star and his company Ocean View Entertainment in August last year. The longtime publicist claimed she had not been paid an appropriate commission for landing Jacobson more than 15 jobs before the pair parted ways, according to a writ filed in the Victorian County Court.

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Jacobson earned just over $900,000 from various gigs in 2018 and 2019, according to court documents, including $27,000 for appearing in Seven's The Real Full Monty and $180,000 for voicing the narrator in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

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Ms Fryers sought a 15 to 20 per cent cut on Jacobson's various fees, arguing her total commission should amount to $136,892. On Monday, Ms Fryers and her lawyers confirmed the matter had settled out of court.

"The matter has been resolved by the parties and I have no further comment," she said.

A spokesman for the County Court of Victoria also confirmed the matter had been dismissed. Ms Fryers refused to say how much money passed hands as part of the settlement, if at all.

Last year, the court heard Jacobson and Ms Fryers parted ways in February 2018 over a heated dispute. The disagreement centred around whether or not the longtime manager could bring a plus-one to her client's wedding.